250 



These plots were convenient to the buildings, and enabled the growth of the 

 diiferent varieties to be studied and compared with the expenditure of very little time. 



The different varieties were harvested in good order, and will be separately 

 threshed and weighed during the present winter. 



TURNIPS. 



All 



During the past season, seventeen varieties of turnips have been grown, 

 were drilled in on the level in rows three feet apart; soil a sandy loam. 



As a number of the varieties were badly injured by a cut- worm, while others 

 escaped, the experiment as a comparison of varieties is not accurate. 



Slacked lime placed near the plants was found to destroy a lai-ge number of the 

 cut-worms. 



Swedes. 



Queen of the Swedes 'June 3 and July 19 . 



Bangholm do 3 



Munster do 3 



Lord Derby do 3 



Purple Top , do 3 



Skirvings do 3 



Elephant do 3 



White and Yellow-fieshed Turnips. \ 



White Stone July 3. 



White Sixweeks | do 3. 



Earlv Milan j do 3. 



Flat "White Dutch I do 3. 



Orange Jelly i do 3 . 



Breadstone I do 3 . 



Purple Tup Strap-Leaf [do 19. 



Red Top Strap-Leaf do 19. 



Large White Norfolk do 19. 



do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 



19. 

 19. 

 19. 

 19. 

 19. 

 19. 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. 



1,048 

 953 

 792 

 586 

 5G8 

 410 

 .344 



1,320 

 1,305 

 1,133 

 861 

 836 

 781 

 605 

 495 

 322 



MANGELS AND SUGAR BEETS. 



Five varieties of mangels and three varieties of sugar-beets were sown ; with 

 the exception of one variety of mangel, all were destroyed by cut-worms 

 Selected long red mangel gave 825 bushels per acre. 



CARROTS. 



Carrots have suffered severely from the attacks of cut-worms. One of the varie- 

 ties was completely destroyed, and the others badly injured. All the varieties were 

 sown on the level in rows three feet apart. 



White Field Carrots 



Dan vers Orange Red 



Early Scarlet Shorthorn . . . 



Chantenay 



Mitchell's Early Perfection. 



Harvested. 



Oct. 21 

 do 21 

 do 21 

 do 21 

 do 21 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. 



381 

 256 

 231 

 224 

 165 



